Tag: Worsening Insecurity

Worsening Insecurity: Buhari-Must-Go Senators demand sack of President, stage walk-out

Aminu Imam

Some senators from the opposition political parties at the National Assembly yesterday walked out of the Red Chamber in protest at the worsening insecurity situation in the country. The senators walked out on the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, after he allegedly refused the Minority Leader, Senator Philip Aduda, to allow them to lead the motion on the impeachment of the President. It was learnt that some lawmakers that were displeased with the worsening security situation in the country had threatened to impeach the President.The Senators from the opposition parties have…

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Insecurity: Terrorists planning to attack Lagos, FCT, Buharis State, 2 others – NSCDC

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have raised the alarm over a possible planned attack on the home-state of President Muhammadu Buhari, Katsina as well as Lagos, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), among others. These were contained in a leaked report, titled: Re: Heightened plots by terrorists to stage coordinated attacks in parts of the country and signed by the Deputy Commandant-General Controller in-charge of Operations, DD Mungadi,   addressed to all its Commands, dated July 25. The NSCDC stated that from the intelligence it gathered, Boko Haram and Islamic…

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Worsening Insecurity: Sooner or later, Buhari can be kidnapped Buba Galadima

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A former ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, Buba Galadima, has warned the Nigerian leader that the terrorists threatening to kidnap him (Buhari) can take true to their word. In a recent interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa service, Galadima warned that if terrorists can have access to break Kuje Custodial Centre, Buhari himself is not safe. If care is not taken, sooner or later Buhari too can be kidnapped considering the way security issues are ignored. The only option available now is to either continue praying or arm…

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Insecurity: FG considers suspending boarding in rural schools

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The Federal Ministry of Education said it is taking measures to ensure the nations schools are safe and conducive for learning and other activities. This is just as the Ministrys Permanent Secretary, Andrew Adejo, disclosed that it is trying to adopt some specific safety measures that include abolishing boarding schools in rural areas for the meantime owing to insecurity. Adejo gave the hint in his address at the opening of the 81st plenary meeting of the Joint Consultative Committee on Education, which was held in Yola, the Adamawa State capital,…

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Insecurity: CAN declares crucial and urgent 7-day fasting, prayers for Nigeria

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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Oyo chapter, has called on churches and their leaders in the State to embark on a 7-day prayer and fasting for the restoration of peace and security in the country. This appeal was made in an issued statement yesterday by the Oyo State CAN Chairman, Apostle Joshua Akinyemiju, in Ibadan, the State capital. According to him, the prayers and fasting would commence from July 18 to 24th, adding that the seventh day would be a Thanksgiving for answered prayers. Our prayer points for the…

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Insecurity: After 15 jailbreaks, 3,828 escaped inmates still at large

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Two years after Nigeria recorded 15 jailbreaks across the country, the Federal Government is yet to track and recapture the over 3,828 escaped inmates roaming the country freely. It was gathered that between October 2020 and July 5, 2022, Nigeria has recorded incessant incidences of jailbreak across 11 states with the Federal Government failing to forestall the embarrassing situation in the country. Records have it that between 2020 to December 2021, only 984 out of the 4,369 inmates who fled from various custodial centers in the country were recaptured, thereby…

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‘Attack on Presidents convoy, Kuje prison ominous signs for nation under siege’ ? Afenifere

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The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday, said the attack on the advance Presidential team to Daura, the hometown of President Muhammadu Buhari and the explosive attack on Kuje Prison in Abuja, are affirmations that the insecurity situation in Nigeria is getting out of hand at a rate faster than is acknowledged by the authorities who should deal with it. The National Publicity Secretary of the organization, Comrade Jare Ajayi, in a release issued in Ibadan, yesterday, regretted that the two attacks were not isolated as reports of terrorism attacks occasioning…

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Kuje Prisons attack: Im disappointed with intelligence system Buhari

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday expressed disappointment with the intelligence system at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, a.k.a Kuje Prisons, in Abuja. Buhari, who spent about 30 minutes when he visited the facility, attacked by terrorists on Tuesday night, angrily said, I am disappointed with the intelligence system. How can terrorists organise, have weapons, attack a security installation and get away with it? Soon after his arrival, he was briefed about the attack by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shu’aib Mohammad Lamido Belgore, and the Controller General of Nigerian…

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Insecurity: Katsina Emir suspends Eid-el-Kabir durbar

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..State govt. closes 69 health care facilities Katsina Emirate Council has announced the suspension of durbar during the Eid-el-Kabir festivity scheduled to hold on Saturday. The suspension was announced in an issued press statement yesterday in Katsina, by the Councils Assistant Secretary, Sule Mamman-Dee, who said that the suspension was due to the current security situation in the State. According to Mamman-Dee, the Emir, AbdulMumini Kabir-Usman, expressed deep concern over the security situation in parts of the emirate adding that he would only attend the Eid prayers on Saturday. He…

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Military Intelligence Failures: Northern group demands restructuring

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The Northern Advocacy for Peace, (NAP), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately remove all heads of the military intelligence units and take further decisive actions to stop the widespread Boko Haram/ ISWAP and bandits’ attacks on communities across the country. The group, in an issued statement signed by its Convener, Ambassador Khalifa Shu’aibu, particularly pointed out the failure of intelligence-gathering to the massacre of 30 soldiers and policemen in Shiroro local government area of Niger State. The group decried the rising spate of bandit attacks, widespread kidnappings and…

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